Roundup: Google faces further DoubleClick delays, patent hoarder seeks $1B, and more

Roundup: Google faces further DoubleClick delays, patent hoarder seeks $1B, and more

Here’s the latest action:
1) EU delays Google’s DoubleClick acquisition
2) Intellectual Ventures looking for $1B to buy patents
3) Wall Street Journal’s online version to be free
4) Microsoft working on Flickr competitor
5) … and changes the name of its mobile interface
6) Yahoo settles case brought by Chinese reporters
7) Wal-Mart’s $200 desktop sells out in two weeks
RackSpace servers go down; Om gets poetic

European Union sets back Google’s DoubleClick acquisition another five months — Saying it needs to examine… Continue Reading